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For a gross-out moment, fill these “blood bags” with juice, jello or any beverage you plan on offering. Guests will groan when sipping from their “IV drip bags” and may want to take them home to commemorate the day.
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Realistic Addams Family Thing Hand
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Realistic Addams Family Thing Hand
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If you’ve watched The Addams Family, you’ll recognize Thing. This decoration may not have a mind of its own, but it sure does look like the real thing!
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3D Changing Face Frame Portraits
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3D Changing Face Frame Portraits
At first, these portraits look totally normal. But as the night goes on, you’ll notice the faces progressively becoming creepier and creepier. Before showing your trick-or-treaters, remind them to look at the portraits from different angles to really see the changes.
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Crashing Witch Door Cover
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Crashing Witch Door Cover
Before the party starts, give your doors an entirely new look with one of these Halloween-inspired covers. Go for this crashing-into-the-door witch or any of the other funny options, like the toilet paper mummy.
When trick-or-treaters press the doorbell, a green eye will pop out to give them a once-over and spook them with scary sounds. Just what you need to keep the trespassers away.
These oh-so-creepy metal plates are pre-drilled, so they come ready to hang anywhere you deem fit — think walls, doors, gates or fences. Teens may even want them to hang them as warning signs for their bedroom doors. You better keep out!
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Hang or drape this black cloth anywhere you’d like — windows, tables, mantels or above any entrances. You can even cut holes or shapes into the cloth to DIY it to your liking.
Your home is about to get the spookiest makeover of its life, thanks to this set of 12 ready-to-hang flickering LED candles. The remote-controlled candles are attached to strings, so they’ll make magical decorations when hung from trees, archways, windows or ceilings.
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Halloween Snow Globe Candle
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Halloween Snow Globe Candle
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Available in three different Halloween-themed colors and patterns, the glitter inside this ghostly candle swirls and glows when it’s turned on. It requires three AAA batteries and has a timer to keep the candle lit for up to six hours.
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Personalized Halloween Tombstone Yard Sign
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Personalized Halloween Tombstone Yard Sign
Sure Amazon sells ready-made tombstones for your front yard, but this option allows you to add your own personalized text. Get creative with your saying and maybe consider this one: “Be right back; I’m busy decomposing.”
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Buffalo Plaid Flannel and Velvet Pumpkins
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Buffalo Plaid Flannel and Velvet Pumpkins
Start setting these pumpkins out way before Halloween begins. The set of handmade checkered and velvet pumpkins are great additions to your overall fall decor, especially when placed on bar carts, mantels or dining tables.
This skull holder can be displayed well before Halloween arrives and long after the holiday ends. Use it to store makeup brushes, pens, keys and more! Or, place it on the table for a dose of spooky charm.
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Easy Window Decor
Pumpkin Stained Glass Window Hanging
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Easy Window Decor
Pumpkin Stained Glass Window Hanging
Ease into the holiday with this simple pumpkin sun-catcher. It comes with a long and adjustable iron chain to make hanging a breeze. Since it’s made of real stained glass, it’s resistant to fire, high temperatures and fading.
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Best Outdoor Lights
Giant Spider Web With Purple Lights
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Best Outdoor Lights
Giant Spider Web With Purple Lights
Unlike other string lights you may find online, this pick is incredibly on-theme with Halloween. The cobweb-like design includes 250 LED lights that’ll illuminate large areas of your home. They feature eight different light modes and timer functions. Plus, the lights are waterproof and have stakes that directly dig into the ground, so your webs can stand out just about anywhere, from your porch to your garden or backyard.
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Spider Web Indoor Party Set
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Spider Web Indoor Party Set
Purchase this set of six Halloween decorations to spookify a room in one go. You’ll get six festive items: a black spiderweb tablecloth, a fireplace scarf runner, a round cobweb table cover, a lampshade, a door curtain and 24 3D bats.
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Skeleton Hand Jewelry Stand
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Skeleton Hand Jewelry Stand
Display your trinkets on this gothic skeleton hand. You can adjust the fingers for your rings, necklaces and bracelets. Keep keys on the beechwood tray underneath, along with any loose change or smaller items.
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The Ghostly Trio
Hanging Ghosts
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The Ghostly Trio
Hanging Ghosts
Hang this phantom trio indoors or outdoors to scare any little ghouls walking by. The ghosts have styrofoam heads and arms that can bend into any pose you’d like. The lightweight fabric draped over their heads brings the illusion of flight when the wind blows.
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LED Halloween Birch Tree
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LED Halloween Birch Tree
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When this tabletop tree arrives, spread the branches out and hang the accompanying ornaments. You’ll get two of each: jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, spiders and, of course, the words “Boo.” The birch tree has three light modes, with the timer option lasting as long as six hours before shutting off. It’s also USB- and battery-operated.
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Halloween Spider Decorations
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Halloween Spider Decorations
Anyone with arachnophobia will stay clear of these faux spiders. One purchase gets you a set of six, each a different size. They all have realistic black hair and red eyes. Bend their legs at your desired angle before hanging them from ceilings or adding them to your cobweb lights (shared above).
Hang this skeleton on your front door to give guests a bone-chilling welcome. The best part is you can easily adjust its joints to change poses whenever the mood strikes. A reviewer even wrapped it in prosciutto to decorate their Halloween charcuterie board.
Amanda Garrity is a lifestyle writer and editor with over seven years of experience, including five years on staff at Good Housekeeping, where she covered all things home and holiday, including the latest interior design trends, inspiring DIY ideas and gift guides for any (and every) occasion. She also has a soft spot for feel-good TV, so you can catch her writing about popular shows like Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart and more.
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Mariah Thomas (she/her) is an assistant editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers home and lifestyle content. Mariah has more than four years of editorial experience, having written for TLC, Apartment Therapy, Women’s Health and Avocado Magazine. She received her master’s degree in journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and published her first book, Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts and Emotions, in 2019. She’s also the founder of RTF Community a platform for creatives of color to connect, learn and showcase their work.